ROUND1 Japan Cup is an annual PBA (

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event sponsored by ROUND1. In its earlier years, the tournament typically featured the top 16 bowlers from each organization, but has recently enjoyed an expanded field. It has been dominated by

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professionals since 1989. Until Yuya Katoh's win in 2013, the last JPBA bowler to win the event was Takeo Sakai in 1988. The tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010. The 2010 Dydo Japan Cup featured a starting field of 144 bowlers, which included JPBA members from Japan and South Korea, PBA members, and Japanese amateurs. The event was not held in 2011, due in large part to the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. The 2013 edition of the Japan Cup was held from November 28 through December 1, 2013. The top 16 PBA Tour players (based on 2012-13 competition points), plus a handful of at-large PBA Tour invitees, joined a large field of players from Japan and South Korea.Yuya Katoh Upsets Field to Win Round1 Japan Cup, End 25-Year Home-Country Title Drought
Vint, Bill at pba.com on 12 January 2014.

2013 Results

TV Finals

Round of 8

*Match 1: Shinichi Horie (Japan) def. Sean Rash (USA) 225-224 *Match 2: Yuya Katoh (Japan) def.

Osku Palermaa Osku Palermaa (born 18 November 1983 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish Ten-pin bowler now living in Partille, Sweden. He is a competitor on the European Bowling Tour, World Bowling Tour, and PBA Tour. Today Palermaa has 18 professional bowling ...

(Finland) 258-226 *Match 3: E. J. Tackett (USA) def. Tommy Jones (USA) 226-224 *Match 4: Kazuaki Watanabe (Japan) def. Chris Barnes (USA) 278-239

Semifinals

*Match 1: Katoh def. Horie 236-195 *Match 2: Watanabe def. Tackett 249-190

Finals

Katoh def. Watanabe 243-235

Final standings

*1st Place - Yuya Katoh, Japan (US$57,250) *2nd Place - Kazuaki Watanabe, Japan (US$30,525) *3rd Place - Shinichi Horie, Japan (US$14,300) *3rd Place - E. J. Tackett, USA (US$14,300) *5th Place - Sean Rash, USA (US$7,250) *5th Place - Osku Palermaa, Finland (US$7,250) *5th Place - Tommy Jones, USA (US$7,250) *5th Place - Chris Barnes, USA (US$7,250)

Winners

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Mika Koivuniemi Mika Juhani Koivuniemi (born 6 April 1967) is a Finnish bowling coach and semi-retired professional ten-pin bowler. He competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour in the United States, and won bowling titles in 21 different countr ...

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References

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